No threats, just removing anything that looks like fun.
Rach decided this time, there would be no empty threats for bad behaviour this time she would just remove anything that looks like fun. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Am I A Bad Mum? The question we all ask. We love our kids but they drive us nuts so we want to share our stories and failures… oh and what time is too early to pour a wine??! Hosts: @KatieMattin and @RachelThaiday
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Rach decided this time, there would be no empty threats for bad behaviour this time she would just remove anything that looks like fun. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
When we create new routines in the house and it doesn’t have us included as a Mother, I am starting to feel very neglected. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rach confesses she is having a love affair with something that makes me happy every single night. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
After coming out of a time in life where we have spent every waking hour together, now with the kids back at school it has given us the time to reflect on whether or not we used our time wisely with them and got the most out of it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Conversations that make you wonder as a parent, should I maybe have not spoken about that to my children just yet? Especially when you can’t explain it further. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Katie let’s the girls take on a new challenge by loosening the reigns a little but then decides she might tighten them back up again See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Yep it’s that time, the kids are back to school after home schooling and lockdown at home with their parents. We cover off everything of going back to school! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rach hosts Gracie’s first sleep over with two of her little friends. Let’s just say she didn’t handle the situations she faced as well as she expected she would. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Katie juggles the questions around, how to tell your kids to stop cleaning when they think they are helping out and doing an amazing job for you? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We chat all things you can think possibly could of happened in another week of Home Isolation combined with Homeschooling! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This is something that is on repeat from every parent out there. Even when in Isolation we continue to hurry our children to eat their meals. Well this episode is no different, sometimes our decisions in the selection of food for our children can be the reason they do not want to eat it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Rach raises the question; Is it possible that some habits you teach your children when they are young, come back and bite us on the bum when they are still doing it when they are slightly older? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rach and Katie recap the week that was. They cover all the fun from Homeschooling the kids, to cooking wars, to gluing each others eyebrows! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Katie decides enough is enough for the silly questions. She asks the question why her children do not have common sense as yet. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
When you have to make an excuse that your child farted and you didn’t in a massage appointment. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We raise all the thoughts and issues with home schooling for week 2 at home with the kids. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
That is the question we now ask with sending the kids back to school when life slowly go back to normal after Iso. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rach has decided desperate measures are needed in desperate times, so she threatens to 'get rid' of the girls new fish if they do not start caring for them! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Said no parent ever right! Well, Katie figures sometimes it is easier to have them use screens if thats what is going to stop the fighting. Thats Iso life rules anyway! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Running out of ideas for the kids in lockdown. Do not be concerned, the rest of us are all the same! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ever looked at your little person and noticed traits and mannerisms on display that are very similar of yourself? Yep that is what is happening currently with Rachel’s little girls. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Katie brings up all the things, all the parents out there would be feeling right now. School is not going back and lock down continues! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rach asks the question, am I a bad mum if I replace books at bedtime with Meditation for the kids? She also shares a nice Calm meditation for all the Mum’s to use at bedtime for themselves. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Thaiday girls celebrate Birthdays in Iso, and Rach is completely backing Spotlight is definitely an essential service. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How do you find a routine to be able to have the weekend to still look forward to? Isolation is really pushing the boundaries for most and this is a question we keep asking. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rach asks the question, is there ever too much Physical Education when doing home school? Katie also tackles DYI Hand Sanitiser for something new to do with her girls. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Routine is the key otherwise the kids are going to eat us out of house and home. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Katie brings up all the questions and feelings we are all having right now with this home school thing we are all in the thick of. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Let’s talk about it, let's talk about us, the parents and not the kids! Rach is all about how ME time as a parent can change things in yourself and make things at home a whole lot more manageable. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kids and expectations is a great way of reflecting on things and seeing at some point whether they are set by the child or really by us as the parent. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.